Chicago vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.33M

The cost of living in Chicago is 206% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 529th and 6171st ($2678 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 7th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 23rd and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$18619

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443